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JERSEY.

Letters Patent No. 68,841, dated S'ptember 17, 1867.

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TO ALL` WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that we, ROBERT CAssADY and JOSEPH L. CAssADY, of Hnrdngsville, Gloucester, county, New Jersey, have invented an improvedCorn-Planter; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same.

Our invention consists in ce1-tain devices, fully described hereafter,A for., depositing grains of conn in the earth.

In order to enableothers skilled in the art to make and use our invention, we will now proceed to describe its construction and operation, reference beingv had to the accompanying drawing, which tlorms a part of this specification, and in which- Figure 1 is a sectional elevation of our improved corn-planter.

Figure 2, a. plan view.'

Figure 3, a rear view, and

Figure 4 .a plan view, showing a rake attached to ythe frame of the planter.

The frame A of the machine consists of an axle, A', poleB, and diagonal brarces C C; and on the ends of the axle turn the two wheels D D. To the axle A are connected two detachable square tubes or:boxes`.F F, in each of which slides a bar, G; and in each bar is a recess, a, and anv opening, b, which is inclined downwards towards an opening, c, in the rear side of the box F. Ea'ch bar G is connected at its upper end to one end of a .cross-piece, H, to the contre of which is secured one end of an arm, I; and to the lower end of the latter is jointed alever, J, `which is hung to the rear side of the axle. To the axle is hung-a second lever, K', which bears at one end on the lever J, and at the other on the periphery of a ratchet-wheel, d, at the inner side of the wheel D. At the front side ot' each tulie `li is a hopper, K; andto the bottom of each hopper (which is inclined, as shown in iig. 1) is secured a strip, e, of leather, one end'of which is loose, and bears against the front side of the bar F. To a standard, h, on the pole B is secured a-seat, M; and to one side of the standard is hung a lever, L, the rear end of which projects beneath a notch or projection, on the arm I, (iig. 3,) the front end of the said lever being adjacent to the seat M. In detachable guides N N, attached to the braces C C, slide bars P P, to the lower ends of which are'secured blades or scorers ff; and at the front edge of each bar are teeth, adapted to those on a segment or pinion, z', secured to a shaft, R, which turns in bearings on the frame of the machine. To the shaft R is secured an arm,m, the upper end of which is adjacent to the seat M; and on the axle A. are staples 'n n, for a. purpose described hereafter. To the axle A is hung a detachable frame, S, from which project two arms t t; and at the lower end of each ofthe latter is a plate or blade, w. To the frame S is secured an arm, V, the front end of which is adjacent to the seat M. i n

As the machine is drawn forward, furrows will be made in the earth by the blades f f, aud arecprocating vertical motion will be imparted to the bars G G by the ratchet-wheel d, acting through the lmedium of the levers K', the arm I, and crossfpiece H.v When the hars are elevated the `grains of corn in the hopper will pass into each df the recesses a, and on the downward movement of the bar will be carried below thc flexible strip c. As the bar again rises the end oi' the strip e will be introduced between' the side of the bar and the grains of corn in the recess a, and will withdraw the grains from the recess, andwill discharge them into-the opening b as it is brought opposite the strip. The grains pass through the openings ,b and c into the furrow made by the plate f, and are then covered with earth,l which is thrown over the furrow by the plate w. When the machine is to be turned, the attendant throws forward the armm, 'and depresses the arm V, and thus raises the scorers f and plates w from the ground. He thon depressesthe forward end of the arm L, so as to elevate the arm I with the cross-picce M and bars G. The lever J isthus moved outof cont-act with the lever K', and the further passage of grain from the hopper is prevented. i

When a horse-rake is required, the boxes F frame B, and guides N N may be-detuched from` the frame of the machine, and a bar, X, to which are connected a. number of bent rods or teethxv, may be secured to the staples n.

We claim as our invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. The boxes F F, Ihoppers K K, bars G G, `cross-piece H, and arm I, in combination with the rutohetwheel d and the levers' J K', or their equivalents, the whole being constructed and operating substantially as andfo'r the purpose described.-

2. The' frame S, with its arms t and platesw, hung to the frame A, substantially as specified. 3. The adjustable bars P P ami their plates j', in combination with the shaft R and its pinions or their equivalents, the whole being arranged on the frame A, substantially as and' for the purpose set f orth.

In testimony whereof We have signed our names to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses. i 4

ROBERT CASSADY,

JOSEPH L. OASSADY. Witnesses:

CHARLES E. FOSTER, v JOHN WHITE. 

